Chapter 2: The Era of Internet Articles

Xiao Youran was directly stunned the moment Xu Xiuwen approached her intimately!

The strong male hormones left her mind blank.

This was her first kiss!

Xu Xiuwen didn't get lost in the moment; his mind was very clear.

Taking advantage of the girl's daze, he quickly stepped back without her realizing.

Xu Xiuwen looked at his classmates and said with a smile, "Youran and I will leave first. Wishing everyone a prosperous future, getting rich every day, and frequenting five-star hotels, haha..."

After saying that, Xu Xiuwen quickly led the still dazed Xiao Youran out of the private room.

Throughout, he never looked at Cao Yu.

His indifferent behavior was like stepping on Cao Yu, making it impossible for him to recover.

Upon hearing Xu Xiuwen's words, especially the last sentence, everyone understood his meaning.

Except for Cao Yu's die-hard friends, everyone laughed, showing no sympathy, just disdainful looks at Cao Yu.

After Xu Xiuwen and Xiao Youran left, others gradually left the private room. No one said goodbye to Cao Yu.

Cao Yu's close friends hesitated.

Cao Yu, in a fit of anger, shouted, "Get lost, all of you!"

So, his friends also left in silence.

In the spacious private room, only Cao Yu remained.

His angry expression now seemed ridiculous!

Xu Xiuwen led Xiao Youran to the open space outside the hotel. Before he could let go, Xiao Youran suddenly came to her senses and immediately broke free.

In Xiao Youran's eyes, Xu Xiuwen had always been obedient to her.

But today, Xu Xiuwen actually forcibly kissed her?

Xu Xiuwen turned around and saw the girl's frosty face, chillingly staring at him, seemingly waiting for an explanation.

Xu Xiuwen used the girl's first kiss to humiliate Cao Yu. In theory, he should feel a bit sorry.

But recalling his past experience, he didn't want to apologize.

In the past, the girl not only rejected his confession but also painted a rosy picture, saying that if he agreed to repeat a year, she would be his girlfriend the following year.

But when Xu Xiuwen was admitted to the same prestigious university as the girl the next year, he found her dating an older male student.

Years later, he wasn't as angry about the girl's deception. What bothered him more was regretting missing out on another girl in his youth – Cheng Lu, his white moonlight.

Cheng Lu, a girl better in both personality and background than Xiao Youran.

In this life, Xu Xiuwen wouldn't repeat the same mistake for the sake of a sesame seed when there was a juicy watermelon waiting.

He was determined to pursue his past white moonlight.

He didn't care about Xiao Youran's thoughts anymore.

Xiao Youran: "???"

Xu Xiuwen kissed her and then left like this? Was this the Xu Xiuwen she knew?

Xu Xiuwen was the most important boy in Xiao Youran's life, even more so than her father in some ways.

Before high school, Xu Xiuwen had excellent grades, especially in mathematics. Even in high school, despite focusing on playing, his math scores remained impressive.

Mathematics had always been her weakness.

So Xiao Youran had always admired him.

Xu Xiuwen wasn't just academically inclined; he excelled in soccer, even making it to the school team in middle school.

Xiao Youran had seen him numerous times on the field, displaying a handsome and heroic appearance.

How could she not like Xu Xiuwen?

She also knew that Xu Xiuwen liked her.

But there was always a barrier between them, and no one dared to break it.

Quietly in her heart, Xiao Youran told herself that after the college entrance exam, as long as Xu Xiuwen confessed, she would immediately agree.

However, after the exam, Xu Xiuwen never took action, leaving her disappointed.

Following the release of exam results, although she had ideal scores, knowing that Xu Xiuwen barely passed, she couldn't find joy.

It meant they couldn't continue studying in the same school.

Thinking further ahead, as graduates of a third-tier university, what would they do after graduation?

Xu Xiuwen came from a single-parent family with average conditions. If they attended a third-tier university, her mother would surely object to their relationship.

So, she changed her mind.

As long as Xu Xiuwen confessed, she would be his girlfriend and demand that he repeat a year.

She believed in Xu Xiuwen more than anyone. If he took something seriously, there was nothing he couldn't achieve.

If Xu Xiuwen could enroll in the same university as her, Xiao Youran was confident her mother would no longer oppose them.

But with all the calculations, Xiao Youran didn't expect Xu Xiuwen to publicly kiss her!

Honestly, at first, she was angry about Xu Xiuwen kissing her, but more than anger, she wanted an explanation and an apology.

At least, he should confess, right?

Even if it's fixing a mistake after the fact, better late than never.

But Xu Xiuwen turned and left without explaining, apologizing, or confessing. She couldn't accept it.

"Xu Xiuwen!" The girl suddenly called out to him.

Xu Xiuwen stopped at the sound but didn't turn around.

"What did you mean just now?" The girl continued, "I know you like me, but you shouldn't... without my consent..."

Seeing Xu Xiuwen not even turning his head, the girl felt wronged. Her voice involuntarily softened, "I can overlook what happened just now, but I want to tell you—"

"I know what you want to say!" Xu Xiuwen interrupted the girl.

He looked at the girl's beautiful face and calmly said, "Are you trying to say you don't want to date now? I've thought about it seriously. At this stage, academics are more important. So, rest assured, I won't bother you in the future. If we happen to meet, I'll pretend not to know you. Are you satisfied with that?"

"Alright, now that it's clear, I'll go first. Let's part ways here; we may never meet again." Xu Xiuwen quickly finished speaking, lightly laughed, then turned and left.

This time, he didn't stop for a moment.

Xiao Youran: "???"

Xu Xiuwen said everything she wanted to say.

No, she didn't want to say these things. She actually wanted to tell Xu Xiuwen, "I can forgive you, and I can be your girlfriend, but the condition is for you to repeat a year."

But Xu Xiuwen was too decisive, too extreme! Why did he assume she didn't want to date him?

The girl, facing Xu Xiuwen's departing back, angrily said, "Then why did you kiss me?"

Without turning his head, Xu Xiuwen replied, "Because that's what you owe me."

Xiao Youran was stunned; she didn't expect such an answer!

After parting ways with Xiao Youran, Xu Xiuwen went straight home.

When he arrived home, it was pitch black inside, with only the light in his mother's bedroom on. Xu Xiuwen knew his mother, Ning Wanqiu, must be preparing lessons, a daily habit of hers.

Without disturbing his mother, Xu Xiuwen went into his room.Closing the door and turning off the lights, he lay on the bed, staring at the pitch-black ceiling in contemplation.

In this new life, Xu Xiuwen wouldn't immerse himself in adolescent romance. He understood that in today's society, money was everything.In his previous life, he might have chosen to repeat a year for the sake of a girl, but now his sole focus was making money.

Thinking about making money, Xu Xiuwen, an ordinary person in his past life, had never dabbled in lottery tickets, stocks, funds, or futures.

But he had a good memory; once he heard a popular song, read a novel, or watched a TV show, he rarely forgot.His thoughts turned to online novels.It was 2005, and online novels were flourishing with titles like "Zhu Xian" and "Piao Miao Zhi Lu" sparking a web fiction craze.

In his previous life, Xu Xiuwen tried writing online novels but didn't gain much success. He could only admire those online fiction gods.

But now, many of those renowned gods hadn't started writing yet."Fan Ren Xiu Xian Chuan", "Xian Ni", "Dou Luo Da Lu", these novels that led the trend in his previous life hadn't been published yet.

In the future, those poorly-rated themes like divorce, infinite loops, and system-driven stories would be considered novel.

Xu Xiuwen made up his mind; he would use online novels to make money!

Instead of directly copying famous online novels from his previous life, Xu Xiuwen, as a fan and struggling writer, understood various novel tropes very well.

Confidently, even without plagiarism, he believed that in 2005, he could still thrive in the world of online novels!

Xu Xiuwen wasn't a procrastinator; once he decided to write online novels, he immediately took action.